About This Role
This role involves creating, leading, and overseeing fitness and physical wellness programs for residents and staff in a continuing care retirement community. The coordinator promotes a comprehensive wellness program that aligns with LifeConnect principles, covering all dimensions of wellness to optimize health and well-being.
Responsibilities
- Manage fitness center operations, including facilities, personnel, programs, and budget
- Lead group exercise classes, continuously monitoring and adjusting types and times to meet resident interests and needs, including purpose-based, functional, and traditional fitness classes appropriate for senior living communities
- Actively encourage resident participation in the fitness center and classes
- Promote and facilitate the use of Technogym and other fitness machines in the fitness center
- Facilitate senior fitness tests with residents; enter information into LifeConnect or Technogym technology
- Develop individual comprehensive fitness programs that address individual resident
- Provide personal and fitness instruction for residents, including equipment orientation, a personal fitness assessment, and monitoring ongoing progress
- Work with the therapy director, residential nurse, and healthcare administrator to present preventive health programs, conduct balance assessments, and ensure provision of rehabilitative services as medically indicated
Requirements
- Bachelor
- Current American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health Fitness Specialist or Group Health Instructor required at time of or within 3 months of hire
- A.C.S.M. certification must be kept current
- CPR and First Aid Certification are required and must be kept current
- Experience working with senior adults or equivalent knowledge and experience in the long-term care and health care industry required
- Two years
- Knowledge of universal precautions is mandatory
Nice to have:
- Specialty certificate such as personal trainer, Tai Chai, or Arthritis Foundation aquatic certification
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer-paid group term life and disability
- Paid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays
- 403(b) with a 3% employer match
- Fitness center use at most facilities
- Various voluntary benefits:
- Life, AD&D
- Tuition assistance and scholarships
- Employee assistance program
- Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program
- Pet Insurance
About the Company